![]() ![]() It’s such a simple & fun way to open up some dialogue. It opens up the opportunity for lots of discussion about emotions and then things that they associate with each emotion. ![]() Have all the cards out, face down & have each child pick one card at a time and decide which emotion it goes with. A win-win! There’s really no set way to “play”, but here’s what we did: I like that the little kids can look at the faces, but it’s also a way for the older ones to practice reading. This works well for us because we have pre-readers and elementary age kids in the house. The sorting “game” is really quite simple – just a mix of emoji faces and words. But, being able to recognize their own emotions and other people’s (as well as label those emotions) is a REALLY important thing for kids to learn! So, inspired by Inside Out, I created a little free printable emotions sorting game that you can play with the kids! Inside Out- inspired Emotions Sorting “Game” Instead, we hear A LOT about academic intelligence stuff – making sure little ones know their colors, shapes, numbers, letters…then how to read, multiplication, memorizing states & capitols…the list goes on and on. Kids’ emotional intelligence “IQ” is a really important thing to help develop, yet I don’t think it’s something we hear as much about as parents. The movie really does such a great job shaping these characters/emotions and showing how they play a role in our thoughts/actions. It’s no surprise that we are huge fans of Disney-Pixar’s Inside Out (which hit theaters in 2015)! I actually had the pleasure of sitting down with the directors/producers of the film (Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera) at Pixar Studios and got to see see about 2/3 of the movie! We’ve seen it many times since it’s come out (You can read our full review here -> Disney-Pixar’s Inside Out Movie Review)! It’s SO good! As a former teacher with an undergraduate degree in Psychology, I think the idea of an animated film about our emotions is fantastic! Inside Out Emotionsįor those that aren’t familiar, there are 5 identified emotions in the movie (who are actually some of the main characters): Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Anger, and Fear. The surreal brain landscape (a film studio for dreams, an island of personality) and the voice actors (Amy Poehler plays Joy, Mindy Kaling is Disgust) keep the concept from tripping over itself true to emotional form, this little film is joyful and sad and fearful all at once.Help kids learn and explore emotions with this simple Emotions Sorting “Game” inspired by Disney-Pixar’s Inside Out! The game is a printable download available for free below. There, a team of anthropomorphic emotions – Joy, Anger, Disgust, Fear, Sadness – sift through a fantastical memory-storage apparatus and fight to stabilise Riley’s mental state. The bulk of the action takes place in Riley’s head, which is not to say that it’s from her point of view but that we’re physically in her brain. So she plots a revolt.Īnd that’s pretty much it for primary plot. Riley, our 11-year-old hero, is lovable enough but devastated by her family’s business-driven move from Minnesota to San Francisco. Being a child, specifically – one confronting the confounding barrage of emotions that comes with pre-adolescence. So it’s striking to realize that Inside Out, the Disney-owned studio’s latest work of wonder, is a film about being human. Pixar, the animation studio that rose to prominence with 1995’s Toy Story, has humanised rats, cars, toys, robots, fish and monsters.
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